Former FSU standout Kez McCorvey new coach at South Broward

When spring football practice begins this May, South Broward will have a new coach with an impressive resume leading drills.

On Tuesday, the school announced it hired former Detroit Lions and Florida State receiver Kez McCorvey as its new coach.

While McCorvey, 41, is a newcomer to South Florida, he’s got plenty of coaching experience. He was a receivers coach with the CFL’s Toronto Argonauts and was previously the head coach at Tallahassee Maclay High. He also previously coached at Bethel University in Tennessee.

That coaching experience, combined with his playing career, made him the right fit for South Broward said the school’s athletic director, Chris Hixon.

“Everyone I spoke to had great things to say, and told us how he was always very in tune with the kids. That’s what we need here,” Hixon said. “We need someone that’s going to be in these kids lives, athletically and academically. I needed someone that was going to be able to do that, and the rave reviews kept coming.”

McCorvey expects he will meet with his new team at some point next week. He replaces longtime South Broward coach Allen Held, who resigned in January after 11 years as coach.

The Bulldogs were 0-10 last season.

“For me, coaching in high school is the same as coaching in the pros or in college. It’s about teaching,” said McCorvey, who won a national championship with the Seminoles in 1993. “[South Broward] is a hidden gem with the athletes here and it’s something I can help build. I want to have a chance to help build these young men’s lives.”